“Republicans Press Kagan on Social Issues”: This article appears today in The New York Times, along with an editorial entitled “Confirm Elena Kagan.”

Today’s edition of The Washington Post contains articles headlined “Kagan finishes Supreme Court confirmation hearings” and “At hearings, Elena Kagan charmed her critics — and seemed to enjoy herself,” along with an editorial entitled “Meaningful dialogue between a Republican and Obama’s nominee.”

James Oliphant of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Kagan slips on fruits and vegetables in Senate panel questioning; The Supreme Court nominee’s otherwise smooth testimony bodes well for her confirmation, but conservatives have a field day with one embarrassing answer.” In addition, columnist Doyle McManus has an op-ed entitled “Political rhetoric gets a hearing: Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearing gave both parties a chance to broadcast their views, with the GOP radical, cohesive and fierce; the Democrats, scattered, diverse and only occasionally fierce.”

Joan Biskupic of USA Today reports that “Kagan approval seems sure as her testimony ends; Nominee defends current court’s ‘good faith’ efforts.”

The Wall Street Journal contains articles headlined “Confirmed: Hearings Aren’t Pleasing Anybody” and “Amid All the Talk, a Willingness to Curb Some Speech.”

McClatchy Newspapers report that “Kagan seems to be cruising toward easy confirmation.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “Specter says he could vote against Kagan.”

And law.com reports that “On Final Day of Questioning, Kagan Refuses to Define Her Views.”

“Getting to know her: A portrait of Kagan emerges.” The Associated Press has this report.

“Confirming the Two North Carolina Nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit”: Law professor Carl Tobias has this essay online at FindLaw.

“State Supreme Court deadlocked on Gableman ethics case”: Today’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contains an article that begins, “A fractured state Supreme Court deadlocked Wednesday on the fate of Justice Michael Gableman’s ethics case, failing to agree on an outcome or even a way forward in the matter. The dueling opinions, released late in the night without the court’s usual advance notice, showed the increasing dysfunction of an ideologically split court that is seeking to decide on whether to discipline one of its own.”

The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court deadlocks in Gableman ethics case.”

And the Wisconsin Law Journal reports that “Justices split on Gableman decision.”

You can access here and here yesterday’s dueling opinions of the evenly divided Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

“The old Philly neighborhood remembers Kagan’s family”: This article appears today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.